The incorrigible bachelor and rake Viscount Anthony Bridgerton has finally decided to get a wife. But the wedding is threatened by disaster - after all, the bride's older sister is firmly against the groom's candidacy.

Kate Sheffield is sure that a man like Bridgerton will never become a decent husband. She does not let the Viscount even close to her sister.

So, war. And neither Anthony nor Kate intend to emerge defeated. But the further they go, the more they are drawn to each other, and irritation gives way to ardent passion, from which neither reason nor pride can save...